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PROF CATHERINE FALK



Contact Details

Organization: Music
Position: ASSOCIATE PROF.IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
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Homepage: http://www.music.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/falk.html
Work: 8344 7889
Fax: 8344 5346
Room: 102
Level: 01
Building: Conservatorium Of Music
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
music of the hmong people funeral ritual; sung poetry; free multiple reed instruments Australia, United States of America, Laos

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Monash University 31-Dec-1972
Doctor of Philosophy Monash University

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
"A Study of Acoustical, Psycho-acoustical and Musicological Factors in Tuned Percussion Ensemble Design" Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2006

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Discover Indonesia: Selections from the 20-CD Series Music of Indonesia; Java-ouest: Tembang Sunda: Poésie chantée sundanaise
    Year: 2006
    Journal: The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology
    Volume: 7
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 191-195
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Publications in 2005

Major Reference Works

  • Ethnic Music:Encyclopedia of Melbourne
    Year: 2005
    Reference Work Title: Ethnic Music
    Publisher: Melbourne University Press(Carlton)
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Publications in 2004

Book Chapters

  • The Private and Public Lives of the Hmong qeej and Miao lusheng
    Year: 2004
    Book: The Hmong of Australia: Culture and Diaspora
    Publisher: Pandanus Books(Canberra)
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Journal Articles

  • Hmong Instructions to the Dead: Part 1
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Asian Folklore Studies
    Volume: 63.1
    Page numbers: 1-29
    Publisher: Nanzan University(Nagoya)
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  • Hmong Instructions to the Dead: Part 2
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Asian Folklore Studies
    Volume: 63.2
    Page numbers: 167-220
    Publisher: Nanzan University(Nagoya)
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  • Hmong Stories about the Origin of the Free Reed Pipes Qeej
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Asian Music
    Volume: 35.1
    Page numbers: 17-56
    Publisher: Society for Asian Music
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • 'If you have good knowledge, close it well tight': Concealed and framed meaning in e funeral music of the Hmong qeej
    Year: 2003
    Journal: British Journal of Ethnomusicology
    Volume: 12.2
    Issue: 2003
    Page numbers: 1-33
    Publisher: British Forum for Ethnomusicology
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  • Review of John Whiteoak & Aline Scott-Maxwell (eds), Currecy Companion to Music and Dance in Australia
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Centre for Studies in Australian Music Review
    Volume: 18
    Issue: December 2003
    Page numbers: 4-6
    Publisher: Centre for Studies in Australian Music, University of Melbourne(Parkville)
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  • The dragon taught us: Hmong stories about the origin of the free reed pipes qeej
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Asian Music
    Volume: 35.1
    Issue: Fall/Winter 2003/2004
    Page numbers: 17-56
    Publisher: Society for Asian Music
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